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Video Game Scandals Are Boring
The Guardian Gamesblog has an editorial up registering the author's frustration with VG-related scandals. From the article: "No matter who weighs into the arguments, however, be it Hilary Clinton or the latest pious whining superstar of the American Religious Right, one fact remains: the videogames industry just can't do scandal. Let's face it, a few laughable scenes of polygonal coupling does not a Watergate make. Even the troubled relationship between Jude 'mind-blowing in bed' Law and Sienna 'pictured without engagement ring' Miller is more interesting than this limp tale of adolescent sex fantasy, Christian self-righteousness and coding."
Not sure they keep their opinions to themselves, but I know what you mean. They are more interested in policing their own house, and educating friends, not picketing the Capitol building.
And yeah, no responsible parent is letting their 12 year old play this game. Not sure I'd play it myself as a full grown (physically ) adult. I don't understand the thrill in these type games.
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This is not correct - the real reason behind the lack of scandal is because there is no scandal.
I've told one of my parents - one who does critical views of politics (which sometimes differ from mine) about this. He simply laughed, because there isn't much difference between the Mature (M:17+) and Adults Only (AO:18+) ratings. The only way it could be a scandel is if the game was rated either as Teen (T:13+), Everyone (E:any age) or any other similar rating.
I said this before, and I'll say it again: 13-17 is considered a large gap, while 17-18 is considered a trivial.